#50 John Houseman, Shortstop, 34 yrs, Chicago (N) Cubs Thursday, 10/26/1904 |
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Position : Bats : Throws :
| John Houseman
1/10/1870 34 NETHERLANDS,, 5"10 180
Shortstop R R
| Desire for Winner : Loyalty : Team Leader Skills : National Popularity : Local Popularity : Consistency : Clutch Performance : Injury Rating : Overall Rating :
| Minimal Loyal None at all 3 / 6 (Well Known) 2 / 6 (Fair) Good Normal Normal 3.0 Stars
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Contract : Salary : Signed Through : Years of MLB Service : MLB Service Days this Year : Years on 40-Man Roster : Years of Pro Service : Arbitration Eligibility : Minor League Option Years :
| Big League Contract $ 5,600,000 1905 9 Year(s), 5 Days (1553 total Days) 172 Day(s) 10 Year(s), 18 Days (1738 total Days) 10 Year(s) Not eligible 1 Option Year(s) left
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Batting | Contact | Gap | Power | Discipline/Eye | Avoid K's |
Overall | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Versus LHP | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Versus RHP | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Talent | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
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Running & Bunting Ratings Running Speed : Stealing Ability : Baserunning Instincts : Sacrifice Bunt : Bunt for Hit : Hitter Type :
| 9 5 8 3 1 Spray Hitter
| Fielding Ratings 2B : 5 (Range), .948 (Fielding Pct.) SS : 8 (Range), .943 (Fielding Pct.) Catcher Arm : 1 Infield Arm : 7 Outfield Arm : 2
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Date | Opp. | Result | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | K | Spot | | |
9/23 | @NYG | W 7-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/24 | @NYG | L 5-7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
9/25 | PIT | L 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/28 | @CIN | W 7-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
9/29 | @CIN | L 4-5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | #6 | | |
9/30 | BRO | W 8-2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/1 | BRO | L 2-3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/2 | @SLN | L 0-6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | #1 | | |
10/3 | BSN | W 3-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | #6 | | |
10/4 | @BRO | W 7-1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | #6 | | |
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Batting | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | TAVG | ISO |
Overall | 155 | 596 | 160 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 77 | 50 | 42 | .268 | .322 | .324 | .645 | .586 | .055 |
Projected | 155 | 596 | 160 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 77 | 50 | 42 | .268 | .322 | .324 | .645 | .586 | .055 |
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Batting | GS | PA | HP | IW | CI | GDP | SH | SF | TB | EBH | SB | CS | SB% | RC | RC/27 |
Overall | 154 | 659 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 193 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 66.7 | 70.6 | 4.0 |
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| AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SF | SH | HP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
vs. LHP | 234 | 68 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 40 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .291 | .341 | .342 | .683 |
vs. RHP | 362 | 92 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 50 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .307 | .312 | .619 |
Close/Late | 87 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 | .337 | .322 | .659 |
Scoring Position | 154 | 42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .273 | .313 | .351 | .663 |
Pinch Hitting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
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| G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
Home | 79 | 296 | 77 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 29 | 17 | 24 | .260 | .299 | .291 | .589 |
Road | 76 | 300 | 83 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 39 | 48 | 33 | 18 | .277 | .340 | .357 | .697 |
March/April | 26 | 105 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | .267 | .319 | .305 | .624 |
May | 26 | 99 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 12 | 4 | .273 | .351 | .354 | .705 |
June | 24 | 89 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | .247 | .293 | .270 | .563 |
July | 24 | 97 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 15 | 5 | 6 | .289 | .317 | .330 | .647 |
August | 27 | 98 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | .276 | .339 | .357 | .696 |
Sept/Oct | 28 | 108 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 9 | .259 | .299 | .324 | .623 |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | HP | SF | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | Teams |
1894 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .444 | .429 | .873 | CHN PIT |
1895 | 142 | 496 | 116 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 51 | 49 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 28 | 17 | .234 | .248 | .325 | .573 | PIT |
1896 | 150 | 535 | 118 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 69 | 55 | 26 | 2 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 14 | .221 | .256 | .303 | .559 | PIT |
1897 | 71 | 216 | 42 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 7 | .194 | .211 | .264 | .475 | PIT |
1898 | 12 | 34 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .324 | .385 | .353 | .738 | PIT |
1899 | 33 | 110 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | .264 | .336 | .382 | .718 | PIT |
1900 | 88 | 307 | 88 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 48 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 21 | 9 | .287 | .351 | .420 | .771 | PIT |
1901 | 145 | 545 | 135 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 72 | 62 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 33 | 16 | .248 | .308 | .354 | .662 | PIT |
1902 | 41 | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .256 | .356 | .308 | .663 | BSN |
1903 | 148 | 544 | 163 | 38 | 2 | 2 | 65 | 74 | 50 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 12 | .300 | .361 | .388 | .749 | BSN,NL |
1904 | 155 | 596 | 160 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 70 | 77 | 50 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 26 | 13 | .268 | .322 | .324 | .645 | CHN |
Total | 987 | 3429 | 874 | 166 | 42 | 17 | 392 | 413 | 240 | 14 | 33 | 176 | 178 | 98 | .255 | .304 | .343 | .646 | |
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Career Minor League Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1894, AAA | 136 | 534 | 136 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 39 | 63 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 14 | .255 | .305 | .350 | .655 |
1898, AAA | 94 | 365 | 112 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 38 | 45 | 54 | 24 | 30 | 7 | .307 | .394 | .408 | .803 |
1899, AAA | 67 | 251 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 38 | 32 | 41 | 20 | 13 | 5 | .283 | .381 | .430 | .811 |
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Career Postseason Batting Stats |
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Year | G | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | R | BB | K | SB | CS | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
1900 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .222 | .263 | .278 | .541 |
1901 | 13 | 49 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .204 | .278 | .286 | .563 |
Total | 18 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .209 | .274 | .284 | .558 |
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Position | G | GS | PO | A | DP | TC | E | PCT | INN | RANGE | PB | RSTA | RTO | RTO% |
Shortstop | 155 | 154 | 192 | 644 | 80 | 885 | 49 | .945 | 1396.0 | 5.71 | | | | |
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Drafted in 2nd round, 20th overall pick, by Chicago (N) in 1894... Traded from Chicago (N) to Pittsburgh on 7/31/1894 (Going to CHN: LF Bill Lange, P Mark Baldwin. Going to PIT: SS John Houseman, SS Kip Selbach, P Tom Colcolough)... Had first career hit on 9/17/1894, off Jim Handiboe (CIN)... Hit first career homerun on 8/9/1895, off Ed Dugan (CHN)... 1/31/1898: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1899: Gets a new one-year contract worth $300,000 through salary arbitration... 1/31/1900: Gets a new one-year contract worth $785,714 through salary arbitration... Injured on 7/16/1900 with a Inflamed Hip Muscle, out for one week... 1/31/1901: Gets a new one-year contract worth $2,851,429 through salary arbitration... Drove in 6 runs against Brooklyn on 7/8/1901... Signed as a free agent by Boston (N) on 2/4/1902 to a 2-year deal worth $2,800,000 per year... Was selected to the 1903 Allstar game... Injured on 9/28/1903 with a Spasms Back, out for 6 weeks... Signed as a free agent by Chicago (N) on 2/1/1904 to a 2-year deal worth $5,600,000 per year... Won Player of the Week award on 5/22/1904, hitting .500 with 1 HR, 5 RBI... Drove in 6 runs against Boston (N) on 8/6/1904...
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